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AP Euro Unit 6 - Industrialization

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when
a)
people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
b)
people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
c)
work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
d)
industrialized nations created overseas colonies.
2.
Why was England the leader in industry during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
England produced more cotton and had more workers than any other country in the world.
b)
England directly bordered France, Spain, and Russia which made trade easy.
c)
England had a socialist government which paid all workers the same wage.
d)
England first invented factory machines and had a monopoly of industrial technology.
3.
Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.
b)
The industrial revolution first began in France.
c)
The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.  
d)
By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.
4.
Which of the following best explains the impact of railroads during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Railroads were so slow and expensive that automobiles quickly replaced them.
b)
Railroads increased transportation costs led to a decline in factory output.
c)
Railroads were expensive and cost factory owners more money.
d)
Railroads increased the need for coal, steel, and steam engine production.
5.
Crop rotation and the enclosure movement were important because
a)
nations began looking to colonize in Africa and Asia.
b)
farming became profitable and large numbers of people moved away from cities.
c)
the increase in food increased the number of people who could work in factories.
d)
these changes led to massive starvation and a population decline in Europe.
6.
Socialism is an economic system in which
a)
individuals and corporations own the factories while the government plays a minimal role in  the economy.
b)
the government controls all factories, farms, and transportation and distributes jobs.
c)
society is unequal because of the large gap between the rich and poor.
d)
the laissez-faire principle is applied to the economy.
7.

What is the central conflict identified by Marxism?

a)

left vs. right

b)

rich vs. poor

c)

white vs. black

d)

nations vs. other nations

8.

What was the goal of communism, according to Marx?

a)

the oppression of the working class

b)

a more equal and fair society

c)

making everybody rich

d)

making everybody poor

9.

Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

a)

aristocrats and peasants

b)

lords and ladies

c)

bourgeoisie and proletariat

d)

workers and owners of capital

10.

What was originally the central idea of Communism?

a)

free communication for everyone

b)

communal ownership of means of production

c)

all factories and land would be destroyed

d)

oppression of the rich by the poor

11.

Q.9. The denial of universal suffrage in

Europe, led to_.

a)

(a) Revolutions

b)

(b) Women and non-propertied men organising opposition movements, demanding equal rights throughout 19th and early 20th centuries

c)

(c) Demand of equal political rights

d)

(d) Return of monarchy

12.

What was the scope of the Revolutions of 1848?

a)

Localized issues just in Paris and Vienna

b)

Nationwide protests in Italy, Austria, and France

c)

Revolutions all over the continent, but notably not in Britain and Russia

d)

None of these are accurately stated

13.

What event was the German Revolution of 1848 centered around?

a)

The Vienna Student riots- a group of Germanic Austrians seeking revolution

b)

The Frankfurt Parliament- a Pan-German Parliament seeking Unification

c)

The Hungarian Parliament- a Pan-German Slavic meeting seeking nationalism

d)

The Berlin Conference- a meeting called by Bismarck to determine new national borders

14.

What was the final result of the German Revolution of 1848

a)

Fredrick William IV became a constitutional monarch.

b)

Bismarck became a constitutional monarch.

c)

Fredrick William IV rejected a constitutional monarchy

d)

Wilhelm I started the Austro-Germanic War